Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-09-09

THE MEDICAL CONGRESS.
THE WORK OF THE SECTIONS.
Papers Read Yesterday Before Differ
ent Divisions Of the Congress.
At the meeting OF the sections yesterday after
noon many papers were read, and rapid progress
was made toward the end of the list Following
are the titles Of the communications read in
various sections: Climatoosy and Demography-
ION natural mineral water" DR.. Enfield, OF Bed
ford, Pa; collective investigation Of disease"
lsambard Owen, London, England; "Western
North Carolina as health resort" DR.. Marcy;
zine thermometer as Genealogical instru-
ment," Surgeon Charles Smart U. s. A.; "The in
furious effects OF overcoming in Cities" A. Wer-
nick, Coeslin, Germany; 1.-The study Of climatic
and other peculiarites OF localities which deter
NINE exemption from endemic plaques" K. j.
Num- Savannah, Ga: "The therapeutic Influences
OF the Climate OF Southern California, "P. C. Remon-
dlne, San Diego Cal The following papers We're
read by titles ''vilai statistics and medical ceog-
raphy," by Alfred Haviland. NJ. X. c. s., and
short notes on the mineral and thermal springs
OF California" by Prof. w. +. McNutt, OF San
Francisco, Cal.
Public and International Hyglene-Dr. Felix
Ihonlasi Crudeli, professor or hygiene In Rome,
reiatlng 10 the bacillus OF malaria and the means
Ioiiowlng papers were also read: "Infuence Of
climate In the production OF cholera infantum"
Geo Troupe Maxwell, Ocala, Fla; 1.-The history
and practical application or steam as disinfecI-
ant, A. n: Bell, New York city; SANITARY 1nspec-
ZION OF railroads and OF passenger cars and the
sanitation on railroads and OF passenger cars and
stations, X. Harvey Reed, Mansfield, OhiO "Pub-
NC hygiene" w. G. Cook, Nashville Tenn; 'Cin-
ical history and treatment OF malar1al-continued
leVer especially observed In Texas and It's diff
Ierenllaton from euterc fever" b. D.Taylor, U. S.
A tread by permission In this section, as SO many
ol lIs members are familiar with the diseasel; "a
new method for the certain election OF the tchfna
tpiTallS an meat" JAS. A. Close, Z. X. NJ 5. don
uOn) Sulnmerfield, Ill.
General Sulgery-"Iodol In surgery" George
Assuky, Bucharest, Roumania: "Endo-cranial sur
gerry Prof. DuraDte. Rome Italy; ''Paracentesis
OF the articulation in the early stages OF disease OF
don, England; "The use OF the Galvano-Cautery
sound. particularly In hypertrophy or the pros
iate' with T report OF eases, Robert Newman N.
lemer successfully treated by double splice and
wired wiz Clamp" F. Lemoyne; Md Pittsburg, Pa;
"Ihree-wire extension splints first, for tr, atment
OF fractures OF and near the ankie-1Oin; second,
surgical neck OF the humeruS; third, Coles 1rac-
ture, j. $. 7. Gibson, Staunton, Va. Dr. Carnegie,
or New York, gave some interesting facts on bOny
unions in fractures.
Gynaco!ogy-At the morning session of the sec
ton on gynRcolOgy the following papers were
read and discussed: Treatment OF threatened or
commencing peritonitis after laparotomy by brisk
purgation," j. Iaber johnson, washington, D. C.;
vaginal total extrpation OF the uterus Tor carcl-
mona" du,trated); August Martin, Berlin, Ger
many; 'The extirpat1On OF the uterus for bleed
ing myOma," Z. Ii. Trenholme. Montreal. Canada:
Modern treatment OF uterine cancer" A. X. Jack
son. Chicago. AT the afternoon session the follow
Ing paper, were read: "Urethra c>truncle its his
Clarke, Boston, Mass; .The rel lt1on or micro-or-
ganioms to uterine myomata" Qilustrated). Sam
uel n. Nelson, Boston. Mass; "An important point
connected with abdominal surgery" Addineil
Hewson. Philadelphia; "h1stology and surgical
treatment OF uterine mioma" illustrated, Henry O.
Marcy, Boston, Mass.
LaryngolOgy-The section of laryngology had
read before IL yesterday the following papers:
.Nasal tibromata," W. E. Casselberry; .'Chorea
lar lie boo xGrl,
terous effects OF tobacco on the throat and nose"
Dr.Coomes. Louisville, KY; "Intubation or tracheo-
tony" Max Stern. Philadelphia.
Pathological report OF two successful opera
lions Tor the removal OF cancerou, juniors OF the
superior maxilliarieS,' Leopold Servais, Antwerp,
Belgium; Natural agencies exhibiting the Me
pruueosSp or pathological organisms considered
with a view to their therapeutic treatment" Dr.
jackson, Norfolk Va "Cellular digestion, It's utll-
ity in pathological processes DR.. \. s. Davis Chi
cugO; pathological LESSONS OF alcoholism" PORT.
Formal, Philadelphia.
The session OF general medicine was opened by
Dr Ephraim cutter, OF New York, with paper on
''Ihe mnri'boosy Of rLeu,ua'ic b.,uu" illustrated
BY s:e."u';;coa view. prui. Sel,mola teu fuy-
o'i w section VITA an adIrrss upon ''Iie ;,asy.-
os.:i.t, ct :;ibunenara." Dr. Man OF Georgia r..
e'.iii That Prof. Snlnola had To-; coIit!rGel IL,
r-n.arbs !uio Tie domain OF Practice He believed
IL 4: II more albiluiel than WIS eXcTeeu tu. u
1:'je:ted the patient would be ,uIed sir JAS.
Or mt stated That lie had recently Iuted caeyne-
GU. at0umlnuria, and Or. Gutter spoke hrt ~ u
the ii.s uoss and treatment o; brghts ,iiaoas..
r.. Teton GR
pCl.AtS lii Inc treatment OF phi. .:isiA."
AT t.e :cctinn On psychological MEDICINE and
FERROUS discAs,'s there was continued discussion
On Dr. slvaxes paper On The 't;elu,ion 81 philis
paper on "Aorai iji,aity," AMI Or. W. w. God
ding, s'iptrintenlen; OF the government hospital
Tor tue insane, at Washington, ID. Co. read paper
Gu "Insaility ~ de.ease ior criue.'
Az the iDoiniog Dccting CT TIE section On dental
ana oral surgery ne i,liow.os papers were read
pain III tie teIlpola muXia-y joins caused or
1rreguarliy OF tie tee:h" C. l. GC.idaid, San Fran
clsCu; Naturalization Oh the oral TISSUES" L. e. In
gefsoii, hcOAuA. Iowa; 'lnt,uelc, Of weather
change on Tie human Organism" 10y title), +. >.
Chisholm, Tuscaloosa, Ala.
Az the ai!ernoon session the following papers
were read: "Aloiogy OF Irregularities OF The Jaws
aud teeth" +. $. Talbot, Ciicago; "lrr.-Tuiari-
tieo 10y titie). j. j. Ii. Patrick, Beilevi.le, Ill.,;
"NotcS OH othoiOnt;a, With a new ~ stem OF resu-
lalion and rcLentiOu." Z. Il. Angle, Minneapolis,
Mlnn,
the following were the clinics in operative dent
istry. oral surgery, aud rosthe.ic dentistry tue
tranAn School building yesterday morning from
to 1880; "Use or hand u.sileti," b. H. Smith,
Sa..ilore, M: "Brtdge wo:k: Comforting WITH
"Use OF soft gold C. finders" s. briggs lexington
Ky; 'Crown nitiag with elect lc malist," i. L.
5. Cas-, Jackson, Mica.; Contour aiilLg with
smooth pcints," w. =. Spau.diug minneapolis,
Minn:; "herost method" C. A. Ii;un,e heboAen,
$. B. Price, New York city; "Contouring with SOFT
Prosrlv,ee, X l.; "Conilaao0s GGmwork," john
Alien, New York city, aud l. T. HASKELL Chicago;
''G0id Plate MorA," j. Han Lewis, Washington,
D. C.; bridge Work." Il. Parmly Drown, Flushing,
n. y; "IuotA Crowns" S. ). StyweL P;ttsreG
Mass; Gould Crown, Z. b. Call. Peoria IIL, aud
u. e. Merriam, Saieln Mass; ")slilse Work" T.
L. starr, Fhii.uciplln; .Cas,lhs AItu,nipum
Plates" c. Z. Carroll, Meadvliie Pa: 'TOoth
Crowns," K +. Ludwig, Chicago.
ELECTRlFYING THE HEART.
How DR.. McWilliaMs Proposes to Start
the Heart Again when Il stops Heat.
ing.
paper OF very general interest on electrical
stimulation OF the Heart, by j. A. McWiluams
professor OF physiology in the University OF Aper
deem. was read, In the absence OF It's author at a
meeting OF the section on physiology, by ID.
Ralph Stockman, OF Edinburgh. ''rhe question OF
the effects OF electrical stimuli upon the luama-
Ian heart" Dr. McWtlliams says sis one OF Oh
vlous Importance, both in IT'S purely physiological
and Its clinical aspects, bearing as it does Oh the
possibility OF restoring the cardiac beat after it
has been arrested by causes OF q temporary na-
ture. The possibility OF artifcially exciting the
action OF the heart Will In cases OF heart failure
Que 10 the administration OF anaeSthetlcS, In such
cases at least, appear 10 be eminently feasible
one. Among the means thai have been tried to
excite the cardiac action electrical stimuli have
oeen frequently employed, and usually without
pioyed has been the application OF